A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard

A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Alpheus Spring Packard was an American entomologist, paleontologist, and professor of zoology, born in 1839. He was a key figure in the early development of entomology in the United States and contributed significantly to the classification of insects. Packard authored several important works, including "Guide to the Study of Insects" and "A Text-book of Entomology." He also co-founded the journal "American Naturalist" and served as a professor at Brown University for much of his career.

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PREFACE. This little volume mainly consists of a reprint of a series of essays which appeared in the "American Naturalist" (Vols. i-v, 1867-71). It is hoped that their perusal may lead to a better acquaintance with the habits and forms of our more common insects. The introduction was written expressly for this book, as well as Chapter XIII, "Hints on the Ancestry of Insects." The... more...

PREFACE Although it is now a century since Lamarck published the germs of his theory, it is perhaps only within the past fifty years that the scientific world and the general public have become familiar with the name of Lamarck and of Lamarckism. The rise and rehabilitation of the Lamarckian theory of organic evolution, so that it has become a rival of Darwinism; the prevalence of these views in the... more...